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APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 14, 1902.

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PATENT OFFICE.

CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 727,119, dated May5,1903.

Application filed June 14, 1902. Serial No. 11 1.654. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD A. FARISH, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a certainnew and useful Improvement in Chairs, of which the followingis a full,clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, inwhich Figure 1 is a rear elevation of my improved- Fig. 2 is a sectionalview on line 22,

chair, Fig. '1; and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary top plan view of thechair-back, portions being shown in section to more clearly illustratethe cooperation of the several parts.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement inchairs,'theobject being to:

2 the front legs, and'3 the rear legs, said rear legs extending upwardlyand forming uprights or standards 4 for the chair-back. Fixedly mountedbetween the standards 4 isa panel 5, which serves to brace thechair-back and constitutes one member of theclothespress, which I willnow describe.

6 indicates a movable panel hinged at its lower end to the stationarypanel 5 by hinges 7. These hinges are preferably made of spring metaland adapted to yield slightly to accommodate the press to trousers (orother articles of clothing) of varying thickness and which will exert apressure upon the articles to be pressed.

The movable panel is provided near its upper end with notched extensions8, which are adapted to project through suitable openings in the fixedpanel and engage with a pivoted leaf-spring 9, mounted on, the rear ofsaid fixed panel, and whose tendency is to pull the two panelstogetherto exert a pressing action. A suitable hook 10 may also be provided atthe rear of the chair, upon whicha coat may be suspended either directlytherefrom, or a suitablecoat-hanger 11, as shown in dotted lines inFig.1, may be provided.

12 indicates a box arranged under the bot tom of the chair for thereception of shoes,

850., access being had thereto through a suit;

able door 13.

I am'a'ware that minor changes in thecon 'struction, combination, andarrangement of the several parts may be made and subst1-..

tut-ed for those herein shown and described withoutin the leastdeparting from the napapel catches projecting from'said hinged paneladapted to pass beyond the fixed panel,

anda flat spring pivotallysupported on the exteriorof the fixed paneland adapted to cooperate tlierewith to yieldingly lock-said panels inposition; substantially as described.

In testimony .whereof I hereunto affix my signature, in the presence oftwo witnesses,

this 9th day of June, 1902.

EDWARD A. FARISH. Witnesses:

GEORGE BAKEWELL,

G. A. PENNINGTON.

